Chinese Journal of Tissue Engineering Research ›› 2026, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (31): 8302-8308.doi: 10.12307/2026.794

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Bibliometric analysis of studies on organoid air-liquid interface culture

Tong Man, Wang Yue, Wang Ruoyu, Wang Zhe, Fang Yanhua, Liang Shanshan   

  1. Key Laboratory of Biomarker High Throughput Screening and Target Translation of Breast and Gastrointestinal Tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
  • Received:2025-08-26 Accepted:2025-12-22 Online:2026-11-08 Published:2026-05-26
  • Contact: Fang Yanhua, MD, Key Laboratory of Biomarker High Throughput Screening and Target Translation of Breast and Gastrointestinal Tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China. Co-corresponding author: Liang Shanshan, MD, Associate researcher, Key Laboratory of Biomarker High Throughput Screening and Target Translation of Breast and Gastrointestinal Tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China
  • About author:Tong Man, MS, Key Laboratory of Biomarker High Throughput Screening and Target Translation of Breast and Gastrointestinal Tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China. Wang Yue, MS, Key Laboratory of Biomarker High Throughput Screening and Target Translation of Breast and Gastrointestinal Tumor, Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University, Dalian 116001, Liaoning Province, China. Tong Man and Wang Yue contributed equally to this work.
  • Supported by:
    Liaoning Provincial International Science and Technology Cooperation Project, No. 2024JH2/101900006 (to LSS); Xingliao Yingcai Program-Medical Eminent Expert Project, No. YXMJ-JC-10 (to WRY); Liaoning Provincial Science and Technology Program Joint Project-Key Technology Research Project, No. 2024JH2/102600067 (to WZ)

Abstract: BACKGROUND: Organoid culture at the air-liquid interface has improved significantly in recent years, yet a comprehensive bibliometric analysis of this field remains absent.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate global research competition, collaboration patterns, and emerging trends in organoid air-liquid interface culture through bibliometric and visualization analysis.
METHODS: We systematically retrieved publications on organoid air-liquid interface culture from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2024 on Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC). Common bibliometric software tools such as VOSviewer and CiteSpace were used for bibliometric and visualization analysis.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Since 2005, the analysis identified 127 publications globally in the field of organoid air-liquid interface culture, showing a consistent growth trend. The United States led in publication output (40 articles) with active international collaborations, while China ranked second (17 articles) but demonstrated limited institutional collaborations abroad. Stanford University emerged as the most productive institution. KUO CJ and SACHS N were the most prolific and highly cited authors, respectively. The most co-cited article was “Long-term expanding human airway organoids for disease modeling.” Molecular biology, biology, and genetics constituted the predominant disciplines. High-frequency keywords included “stem cells,” “in vitro,” and “differentiation.” The construction of organoids based on air-liquid interface culture, the establishment of viral infectious models such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, the application of induced pluripotent stem cell differentiation in regenerative medicine, and the regulation of airway basal cells and homeostasis represent the most trending research directions.  

Key words: organoid, air-liquid interface culture, bibliometrics, frontier, hot spot, visualization, stem cells, CiteSpace, VOSviewer

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